I am afraid that what you mean "most people well aware of the problem" is just limited to followers of this thread. I do not think casual collectors are aware (not to mention "well aware") of this, and even veteran Glen in here was asking what countries have these magic sticky stamps other than UK and USA, so who knows until we soak them? Or should the Russians mock with comments like "....most people well aware of the problem as highlighted in our forum nearly two years..." ?norvic wrote:Well everybody is entitled to their own opinion, but most people well aware of the problem as highlighted here nearly two years know that the best way to keep them is on paper, or removed from paper with an alcohol. If you choose to ignore advice that is also in this thread about removal, then you will get mush and ruin perfectly good stamps.
Don't forget about the children, when they find the stamps do not fall off after some soaking, most of them will try to forcibly peel them off, and of course, stamps ruined. Maybe it is time to educate the children "don't soak, keep the Queen on paper". The Machins are not attractive to them and now they have to keep them on paper making their stamp albums thick like a steak, you can guess, they will just throw them away to save troubles.
I understand that stamps are not created for collecting in the first place, but now these magic sticky stamps is no different from meter stamps in nature, no reuse, no offpaper. "Meters ruins the hobby", and now "let's collect these on paper", it is contradictive.